Watch: Celebrity video campaign honors Orlando Pulse victims
Thu. June 23, 2016 12:31 PM by GoPride.com News Staff
Los Angeles, CA -
With the recent tragedy of 49 innocent lives lost at the LGBT nightclub, Pulse, in Orlando, FL on June 12, 2016, the global community was left to mourn those unjustly taken by hate. As we continue to grieve in the wake of the Orlando tragedy,
Today, driven by the importance to confront hate and show the LGBT community and allies that they are not alone, #RestInPRIDE releases a call-to-action campaign to spread a message of love and support to people who are feeling alone or scared to live proudly. The campaign encourages participants to record and upload a video of their proudest memory on the @RestInPRIDE Facebook page.
Celebrities including actress Rumer Willis, actor Wilson Cruz, Olympian and HIV/AIDS advocate Greg Louganis and transgender actress and "I Am Cait" star Candis Cayne participated in the campaign video which features 49 different shared Pride memories honoring the 49 victims, including voices of various ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientations and people directly affected by the Orlando tragedy.
Through sharing uplifting video messages with heart, #RestInPRIDE continues the important conversation about the victims and those affected by senseless acts of violence taking place on a daily basis.
A vocal track of the song "Light" from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Musical Next to Normal serves as a backdrop to the video, and was recorded by artist Brian Justin Crum. All proceeds of the track, written by Tom Kitt, will go directly to the OneOrlando Fund.
Today, driven by the importance to confront hate and show the LGBT community and allies that they are not alone, #RestInPRIDE releases a call-to-action campaign to spread a message of love and support to people who are feeling alone or scared to live proudly. The campaign encourages participants to record and upload a video of their proudest memory on the @RestInPRIDE Facebook page.
Celebrities including actress Rumer Willis, actor Wilson Cruz, Olympian and HIV/AIDS advocate Greg Louganis and transgender actress and "I Am Cait" star Candis Cayne participated in the campaign video which features 49 different shared Pride memories honoring the 49 victims, including voices of various ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientations and people directly affected by the Orlando tragedy.
Through sharing uplifting video messages with heart, #RestInPRIDE continues the important conversation about the victims and those affected by senseless acts of violence taking place on a daily basis.
A vocal track of the song "Light" from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Musical Next to Normal serves as a backdrop to the video, and was recorded by artist Brian Justin Crum. All proceeds of the track, written by Tom Kitt, will go directly to the OneOrlando Fund.